Voices from an Early American Convent: Marie Madeleine Hachard and the New Orleans Ursulines, 1727-1760

Bys: Hachard, Marie-Madeleine and Clark, Emily

Book Overview

In 1727, twelve nuns left France to establish a community of Ursuline nuns in New Orleans, the capital of the French colony of Louisiana. Notable for founding a school that educated all free girls,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807132373
• ISBN13: 9780807132371
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 8.1"